Linear (in)dependence of distinct nonzero exponential polynomials

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It is well-known that distinct exponential functions are linearly independent. What is known about the linear (in)dependence of the set of terms of an exponential polynomial? By exponential polynomial I mean a finite sum of terms of the form p_i(x) e^{a_i x} where each p_i is a polynomial. Here the exponential functions should be distinct, so the a_i are distinct; also the polynomials should be nonzero (that is, not identically zero). Under these conditions, is the set of functions p_1(x) e^{a_1 x}, ... , p_n(x) e^{a_n x} linearly independent?

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